Got the chance to light this scene provided by Academy of Animated Art. Chose to light this as a morning scene during a sun rise. As the idiom goes “The early bird catches the worm”. However, In this case he catches a mermaid.
Close up of the Mermaid (over the shoulder shot)
This scene was lit using Arnold in Maya and composited in Nuke.
Assets were provided by Academy of Animated Art.
Concept art by Raissa Figueroa, modeled by Sarah Tarr.